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Ex Co-worker and I used to text a lot before our job decided to close. She'd sometimes text me from when we were there (9 am) to when we'd close (5 pm). Conversations went well etc. Made her laugh and what have you. Her boyfriend worked with us and it seemed like she wasn't really interested in him. I mean, they'd eat lunch in the same office, and often when a co-worker or I would walk past their office, they would be on their phones not even talking to each other. We used to talk about a year ago before she quit. I asked her out back then not realizing she had a boyfriend. She agreed to go but then flaked the day we were supposed to go out. She got hired 7~ months before we closed. She would call me into her office to ask me dumb work-related questions she could ask anyone.. literally. Then she texted my phone on my day off once to ask me a work-related question and since then we've been texting her and there. When it was our day off, she wouldn't say anything. The last time she texted me was Monday. Asked me how my new job was and what I think she should name her arts & crafts business. She showed me a couple of items she made. I think the convo went well. I just kind of wanna text her but I don't know if I should wing it or just let it be? She did add me on Facebook out of the blue Sunday.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abbott-axes-water-for-construction-workers-as-texas-faces-3-digit-temps_n_648e0669e4b027d92f93f399
Greg Abbott Axes Water For Texas Construction Workers Amid 3-Digit Temperatures

As his state faced a dangerous heat wave this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a broad new law that will nullify a wide range of local regulations, including mandated water breaks for construction workers, beginning Sept. 1, according to The Texas Tribune.
The new Republican-backed law strips the ability of local municipalities to enact certain regulations in favor of state authority, ostensibly to “provide statewide consistency.” It covers a wide range, including other worker protections, environmental protections, housing protections and more.

Critics dubbed it the “Death Star Bill.” The president of the NAACP’s Houston chapter, Bishop James Dixon, called it “a threat to civil rights and human rights,” according to local outlet KHOU11.
Among its supporters were several construction business associations.

Dallas and Austin currently require workers to be given at least 10 minutes to cool down and hydrate every four hours.
Abbott signed the legislation Tuesday. On Thursday and Friday, some areas of the state began setting new heat records, and others are expected to chart new highs as temperatures soar into triple-digits over the next several days.